Dharwad (Karnataka): A new Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-D), among the six new launched, opened here in north Karnataka, a senior official said on Tuesday. “We have started the new academic year with classes from Tuesday as scheduled. The first batch of 120 students has joined the institute,” IIT-Dharwad Dean (administration) Narayan Punekar told IANS […]

New Delhi, Aug 2: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which manages Aadhaar, granted undue favour to IT services major Wipro in a maintenance contract to the tune of Rs 4.92 crore, a Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report on Tuesday said. “Unique Identification Authority of India in contravention of the provisions […]

Rio De Janeiro: The 129th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) started officially got with a ceremony at the Cidade Das Artes in Rio de Janeiro. In his opening speech on Monday night, IOC President Thomas Bach paid tribute to the extraordinary work and efforts deployed by the Rio 2016 Organising Committee and the […]

Rio De Janeiro: Nepal earthquake survivor is the youngest competitor at the Rio Games. Gaurika Singh, 13, was born in Nepal but moved to London at the age of two. She survived a devastating earthquake in 2015 in Nepal, Xinhua news agency reported. She will make her Olympic debut on Sunday’s 100m backstroke preliminary. “That’s […]

Kolkata, Aug 2: Amid reports of deaths caused by dengue and high fever, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday, following which an advisory was issued, warning against stagnant water collecting and asking various departments to raise awareness to control the outbreak. After the meeting at the state secretariat Nabanna, […]

Chennai, Aug 2: Indian drug major Sun Pharma  Industries Ltd on Tuesday said it will launch the generic version of Glumetza, Metformin Hydrochloride tablets – a diabetes drug – soon in the US. The company said in a statement, that one of its subsidiaries got the final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration […]

New York, Aug 2: Technology giant Apple on Tuesday launched a new iOS emoji pack that show women playing more sports and performing jobs that, prior to the launch, were male-oriented. The icons will be available on devices running the new iOS 10, the company announced in a statement. “This exciting update brings more gender […]

Munich, Aug 2: German automaker BMW Group recorded its best-ever quarterly sales volume and net profit figures between April and June, it said on Tuesday. The group sales volume in the second quarter climbed 5.7 per cent to 605,534 units, making the total sales in the first half year to reach a new high of […]

New Delhi: A former junior national boxing champion, who was declared the best boxer of Haryana in 2014, has been arrested for helping an undertrial escape from police custody on July 30, police said on Tuesday. The Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested Deepak Pahal aka ‘Boxer’, from Ghumar area of Sonepat district […]

Shimla, Aug 2: The water level in Himachal Pradesh’s Pong Dam – one of the state’s major water reservoirs – was still 40 ft short lower on Tuesday compared to the last year due to deficit rainfall in the region, an official said. The dam serves the irrigation requirements of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, mainly […]